Published: Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 12:07 p.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 12:07 p.m.

Republicans are getting an early start attacking U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre, a Democrat representing the 7th District since 1997.

An attack ad paid for by the National Republican Congressional Committee, or NRCC, hit airwaves this week criticizing McIntyre for supporting Obamacare.

McIntyre is getting slammed even though he bucked his party in voting against the massive health care overhaul known officially as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

“Instead of voting to balance the budget he voted to spend $1.8 trillion on Obamacare,” says the ad, playing in the 7th District well in advance of the 2014 election.

McIntyre has not announced his re-election plans. Republican David Rouzer, a former state senator, recently told The Insider that he would officially announce plans to run again for the seat he narrowly lost to McIntyre last year.

Neither Rouzer nor McIntyre could be reached Thursday. McIntyre’s office did not respond to several requests for comment about the advertisement this week.

The ad is specifically targeting McIntyre’s late March vote against the House budget plan penned by Rep. Paul Ryan, the Wisconsin Republican who was GOP nominee for vice president in 2012.

All Democrats and 10 Republicans voted against Ryan’s budget blueprint, which passed the House 221-207. Ryan’s budget proposal would repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law and rework Medicare.

“Instead of supporting a balanced budget, Mike McIntyre voted to keep ObamaCare’s devastating Medicare cuts in place, are a clear sign that he expects North Carolina seniors to foot the bill for his unbalanced, irresponsible priorities,” NRCC Communications Director Andrea Bozek said in a statement. “McIntyre owes North Carolina families an explanation for his poor record, and his support of a wildly expensive law that hurts jobs and North Carolina’s seniors.”

<p>Republicans are getting an early start attacking U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre, a Democrat representing the 7th District since 1997.</p><p>An attack ad paid for by the National Republican Congressional Committee, or NRCC, hit airwaves this week criticizing McIntyre for supporting Obamacare.</p><p>McIntyre is getting slammed even though he bucked his party in voting against the massive health care overhaul known officially as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.</p><p>“Instead of voting to balance the budget he voted to spend $1.8 trillion on Obamacare,” says the ad, playing in the 7th District well in advance of the 2014 election.</p><p>McIntyre has not announced his re-election plans. Republican <a href="http://www.starnewsonline.com/section/topic0140"><b>David Rouzer</b></a>, a former state senator, recently told The Insider that he would officially announce plans to run again for the seat he narrowly lost to McIntyre last year.</p><p>Neither Rouzer nor McIntyre could be reached Thursday. McIntyre's office did not respond to several requests for comment about the advertisement this week.</p><p>The ad is specifically targeting McIntyre's late March vote against the House budget plan penned by Rep. Paul Ryan, the Wisconsin Republican who was GOP nominee for vice president in 2012.</p><p>All Democrats and 10 Republicans voted against Ryan's budget blueprint, which passed the House 221-207. Ryan's budget proposal would repeal President Barack Obama's health care law and rework Medicare.</p><p>“Instead of supporting a balanced budget, Mike McIntyre voted to keep ObamaCare's devastating Medicare cuts in place, are a clear sign that he expects North Carolina seniors to foot the bill for his unbalanced, irresponsible priorities,” NRCC Communications Director Andrea Bozek said in a statement. “McIntyre owes North Carolina families an explanation for his poor record, and his support of a wildly expensive law that hurts jobs and North Carolina's seniors.”</p>